Sunday, 26 June 2011

Yesterday, three priests were ordained for the Ordinariate in Portsmouth Cathedral. You will find some pictures on flickr taken by the Diocesan Photographer, Barry Hudd, at http://www.flickr.com/photos/80797397@N00/sets/72157626924521195/ and some from the reception on the Anglo Catholic site http://www.theanglocatholic.com/2011/06/last-round-up/ That was yesterday.

Today, all three began their new ministry. In Southbourne, Fr Graham Smith celebrated and preached; and with him were Fr Gerry, the Nigerian missionary priest who runs the church of Our Lady Queen of Peace & Blessed Margaret Pole - and me. It was a very happy occasion for members of the Ordinariate based in the southwestern corner of Portsmouth Diocese.

We processed with the Blessed Sacrament at the end of Mass, and I was privileged to give Benediction - for of course today we celebrated Corpus & Sanguis Christi, the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.

Afterwards, we enjoyed one another's company in the Church Hall, and some of the regular members of the congregation came to join us.

A great day. These few pictures from the bunfight may give a flavour of it.

About Me

Married to Jane for more than fifty glorious years. Daughter Nicola lives in S Wales with husband Chris and our grandson Huw; and runs her own business (recycling for farms). Son Matt completed a doctorate at Lancaster University - this after running the King's Arms in the centre of Oxford. He's was married to Helen in 2016, they live in Lancaster.
A parish priest in the CofE for 27 years. Rector of Farncombe, Surrey, for 11, Vicar of Hessle, Hull for 9. Principal of S Stephen's House, Oxford 87-95, then Bishop of Richborough (a 'flying bishop') in Canterbury Province until retirement to Lymington in 2001. Now after 50 years of Anglican ministry, a Priest of the Ordinariate in the Catholic Church. Moving to Salisbury and ready to help out with the Ordinariate Group at Bishopdown..